

An American original.
Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.
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The film's tagline is: "An American original."
The film grossed $3.3M at the box office.
The runtime is 103 minutes (1h 43m).
The film was directed by Luis Valdez.
The screenplay was written by Luis Valdez.
Cinematography was handled by David Myers.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0083365.

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Zoot Suit
Released
R
English, Español
United States of America
$3,256,694
